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Whence Geospatial Data:
All data are spatial

Kyle Bocinsky

FORS350 / GPHY488
(Forestry) Applications of GIS
University of Montana
WA Franke College of Forestry & Conservation

All Data Are Spatial!

  • Knowing the where of a phenomenon is fundamental
  • Spatial attributes may reflect the nature of phenomena (think: 1854 Cholera Outbreak)
  • All data are spatial, but not all data are geospatial
  • Spatial data may not be [geo]spatially referenced

Test each other!

Think of a type of data that cannot be [geo]spatial

Spatial data are everywhere

Geospatial Authorities:
Who creates, distributes, and maintains authoritative geodata?

What Is Metadata?

FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship

FAIR data

Bottom Line

  • Use open, accessible, authoritative data
  • Keep track of data provenance
    • Ensure metadata are standards-compliant
    • Record and report operations you perform on data
    • Archive new data in federated repositories

Some authoritative geodata resources:

Getting data into ArcGIS Pro

DEMONSTRATION!